Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-04-14

connected with lambing methods as
now practiced among our ilockmasters,
may suggest some new points to our
readers.
The simple method OF camping out
without shelter needs but little notice;
there is nothing to say of it excepting
that small minority of the older
sheepmen still profess to believe in 1t.
The advantages claimed are-plenty
OF room. clean sod for dropping lambs,
less confusion, etc.
Where sheds are used, they should
he as nearly waterproof as possible,
he divided into as many compart-
ments as convenient, and be as clean
as circumstances will allow. Atnight.
place ewes in different compartments
and close them in. IN the morning,
let the ewes out Of one compartment
at a time, holding back those with
lambs, or catching and putting back
: such as will not stay themselves.
, Look over the outfit one pen at u
2 time, and see how the lambs are
owned; mark twins, and secure for
. very weak lambs n suck of milk.
About noon, turn out the lambs and
ewl, that are all right in II band by
themselves-the balance to he ehandled
separately, as their ease may require.
: On the range the usual method now
= is to provide as many small pens or
: shed rs possible, and have the drop
e band herled around them through the
| day. At night, the ewes with lambs
are driven TO and shut up i'm the pen
nearest to them. These sheds, to get
good results, should bewarm and have
waterproof roofs. We have a neigh
Dor who thinks he gets better results
by taking his sheds to the sheep, and
G not the sheep to the sheds. He makes
a number OF sheds of wagon sheets,
and mounts them upon runners made
: of poles. During the day. as the band
moves along, the ewes that lamb drop
out; they gradually work together in
bunchcs, or can easily be 80 rounded
up by one OF the helpers into bands OF
! "a dozen or so. lie then bitches his
! team to one of his '.portable' sheds.
i .'snakes" it to bunch OF ewes and
4 lambs, and shuts them up. In tins
@ way the ewes need to be driven but
1 little, which is certainly Il very great
q gain. The plan is said to work excel
[, lently.
In recent issue oi the Wool Grower,
Henry Macdonald gave the method he
y tried with good success last season.
Il I.eit short OF help to work his llock in
e the usual way, he hauled in to the
y ranch every eve and lamb in IA wagon.
: 4 wagon with cover, and n more than
Il ordinarily careful and experienced
g man with sheep as driver, is required.
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